Male Senegal Shredding Newspaper

[joanieday]

I have a 21-year-old male Senegal parrot named Sidney. I usually line his cage with newspaper. Lately, he has been shredding it. I line his play space with paper towel. He is also beginning to shred that. Does anyone know why he is doing this? Thanks.

 

[mimi88]

My green cheek loves shredding her newspaper lining too. I think it's something they enjoy doing, a form of playing. Another cause might be boredom, is he let out and played with daily? has your routine changed at all? Birds need lots of mental stimulation. But all in all it sounds like a normal quirk to me, nothing to be too concerned over

 

[SandyBee]

My amazon male shreds paper right now, its mating season.